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1. 2. 3. with former Armagh coach McGurn involved too

but interestingly there could be a 4.

in the form of a player

Who's that?

A former Crossmaglen half forward?

Has anyone got the full panel?

I have to say I feel a certain level of sympathy for him but it wouldn't have been hard to foresee this happening and maybe it was a point that was brought up at the time of the appointment and agreed upon. I know I would find it hard managing against Cross in championship. Still I am sure it was discussed with the committee before being announced.   Imagine the quandry John Mac could have been in if Culloville had drawn Cross this year?

The last time the blues drew Cross in the championship 98/99? Semi final... A cross man was over Culloville and didn't say much that day.... Understandable, but unfair.

What would you have done if Scotstown had won the Monaghan championship

Does anyone know the seating plan for the athletic grounds?

I'm in section 109 row L.

Is row L covered?

Banty stays!!

[I think 3 out of the 7 wouldn't agree with it]

The clubs all agreed to move or delay the matches but county board said no.

don't think that is true at all...I think 3 out of the 7 wouldn't agree with it or something according to the McHugh statement.

All a bit silly. Players in an impossible situation. The clubs who wouldn't budge also have a case to answer here.

That is definately not the case, all three clubs agreed teams affected, and the opposing clubs involved had agreed to switch the games. All the clubs had more or less assumed the games were being refixed, and had assumed this for a few weeks.

Fair play to the hurlers, they are unbeaten in the league, going well under a good manager, and then they are expected to put up with having a good few of their panel playin club football on the Wednesday night before the final. Mattie and the lads are dead right not to put up with it.

I'm from one of the intermediate clubs involved, and there's no way we could play without our hurlers, but we could have played our game last week if asked. I realise the county board don't have an easy task keeping everybody happy with fixtures, but It seems that people are sticking in their heels when a bit of flexibility would have sorted the whole thing out.

Mickey McHugh is Tv3 news at 5:30pm and Newstalk Off the ball at 7:30pm speaking about the situation.

Monaghan

Keogh

Kieran Duffy
Vinny Corey
Colin Walsh

Dessie Mone
Gary McQuaid
Dermot Malone

Eoin Lennon
Darren Hughes

James Turley
Paul Finlay
Eoin Duffy

Conor McManus
Kieran Hughes
Tommy Freeman

Cross are Cross, end of story.

Oisin took the game by the scruff of the neck for 5 minutes in the first half and that swung things. Aaron Kernan, Jamie Clarke and James Morgan were outstanding. Hard luck to Crokes, not many teams in any sport can do what Cross do on suc a regular basis.

Kieran 'Jap' Finlay, former Monaghan GAA star and Father of current Monaghan player Paul died today after an illness.

He was a stylish forward in same mould as his son. In 1979 the Monaghan team won the Ulster championship for the first time in 41 years with a defeat of Donegal. In the final Kieran Finlay scored 1-09, which was a record in an Ulster final for 20 years.

Paul's man of the match performance on Sunday was one any father would be proud of. RIP Jap.

RIP James, hard to believe what has happened. I knew him fairly well and he lay in my house in Dublin a few nights. An awful senseless tragedy.

Is he a brother of John Smyth the footballer?

2000-2003..... Carnage

2000-2004, I was probably one of those hallions you refer to zig.
Wednesday nite we used to go religiously and then thursday downstairs.
It was some spot.

I wonder did i ever get the curt off you 

Me too.... I have an economic argument in favour of it as well -

If you can earn more per hour than you have to pay someone per hour to clean your house, ie you earn €15 per hour and pay €10 per hour

(not even factoring in that they are quicker and better at it than you are),

then you are in fact, saving money! €15-€10 = €5!

2000-2003..... Carnage